Ho hum

[faustus]

Among the things spoilt by the Nazis was science fiction.

Those pesky Nazis!

On the other hand, A.N. Wilson isn't entirely slappable because he concludes "Like all the best science fiction, the novel actually says something about ourselves." It could have been worse.

Comments

[time-freak.livejournal.com]

Goodness that's strong isn't it! I don't think they can be entirely to blame, and really they have more to account for.

Without the Nazi's though I wouldn't have Swastika Night and I do love this book... not condoning them at all you must understand.

Oh dear

[drasecretcampus.livejournal.com]

Yeah Swastika Night, I'll grant you Swastika Night. But apart from that, what have the Nazis ever given us?

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[time-freak.livejournal.com]

Nothing...When I said not entirely to blame I meant in terms of sci fi! for everything else they did, they really are to blame.

Oh what have I done? You will think I'm a nazi sympathiser. I'm very very anti fascist I promise!!

I sometimes have a sense of humour drier than my mums christmas dinners.

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[drasecretcampus.livejournal.com]

Er... Monty Python? Life of Brian? Romans? Or was the last comment you being dry?

I was going to veer off into Swastika Night, long leather coats, Leni Riefenstahl, the Volkswagen Beetle, nights of the long knives, Allo, Allo... but apart from that, what have the Nazis ever given us? But I thought better of it.

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[buffysquirrel.livejournal.com]

That shot of Rome in Gladiator....

Mind you, I wouldn't believe a/n/y/t/h/i/n/g everything you read in the Telegraph.

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[(Anonymous)]

Lol yes, and it's fine for you to go down that route, it made me laugh!

I've seen life of brian but it was a really long time ago.

They've also given us some lovely uniforms for the fetish scene to be proud of.

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[time-freak.livejournal.com]

For some reason it posted me as anonymous there. But it was me, I confess. Perhaps it was giving me a chance to stop digging myself deeper.

I hate the telegraph most of the time.

Wonder what the nazi's would make of the daily mail??

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[drasecretcampus.livejournal.com]

Possibly a bit extreme for them? I can't remember the details (not being alive at the time) but I'm pretty sure Lord --- of the Mail being in contact with AH and admiring editorials and such like.


I can remember a very bourgeoise tutor at an Open University summer school not getting the point of such uniforms and clearly not getting the fetish. Repeatedly. At length. Loudly. Despite copious explanations.